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When technology changes, the material may become unavailable to people in the future
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It should be noted that this is not just an issue with DRM'd data; it is an issue with ALL data no matter the format.
The television industry recorded thousands of hours of material on 2" quad tape. Good luck actually finding a 2" quad player in good working order today. 1" B and C tape units are also getting thin on the ground.
I could probably dig up some old CP/M diskettes that I would never be able to read today. First, I'd have to find an 8" floppy drive, then find a machine hooked up to it capable of running CP/M. Then I'd have to actually find a working copy of Wordstar.
DRM isn't even an issue in either of these scenarios; it just makes the situation worse.
Incidentally, iTunes is not currently broken. v6 broke JusTune.